The Art of Luxury Issue 54 2022 | Page 31

WATCHES & TIMEPIECES 31
For months , the debate raged at NOMOS Glashütte about the correct shade of blue . The result on the left shows it was time well spent . You will be hard pressed to find a more elegant watch which is also suitable for everyday wear : Tangente midnight blue .
A watch resembling a work of art , haute couture , a miracle in blue : This selfconfident NOMOS watch is not made for people who prefer obscurity . Tetra neomatik blue — 175 Years Watchmaking Glashütte will draw people away from clubs and parties and back to the office . Very much in vogue !
“ Blue Monday ”, is the famous song by the new wave band , New Order . This pioneering piece of synth pop appears to have incarnated in this NOMOS watch . And that ’ s something of a miracle , 40 years after the song was released : Club automatic date siren blue .
Board-level absenteeism ? Maybe everyone ’ s in home office . Or maybe , your colleagues are out looking for a watch like this one to reflect the new times : Metro neomatik midnight blue by NOMOS Glashütte .
Whether it ’ s the watch itself or its shade of blue : Any wrist will look both astute and fitting when wearing this timepiece . ( Photo : Florian Fischer )
The caliber is the heart which beats inside every mechanical watch . For this reason , NOMOS Glashütte makes eleven calibers itself — a rare thing in today ’ s world of fine watches . All of them slender and extremely precise . The only blue found in the neomatik caliber DUW 3001 , shown left , is in the blue screws tempered in extreme heat .
There are plenty of excuses to skip work and stay home . But this watch — its galvanized dial is the pinnacle of sportive elegance — is honest and hard-working . Its automatic movement ( handmade , as is standard for NOMOS Glashütte ) always delivers peak performance , both at the office and at the gym : Club Sport neomatik 42 date blue .
Blue is the color of the sky , of longing , faithfulness , cornflowers and eternity . And blue displays stylishness . To top it off , this NOMOS watch flaunts an ingenious , patented date ring : Tangente neomatik 41 Update midnight blue .
Issue 54 2022 THE ART OF LUXURY